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Canada Strong Pass Summer 2026 – Museums and Galleries Offering Free/Discounted Admission

Canada Strong Pass returns for the second year this summer from June 19 to September 7, 2026. The program offers discounted or free access to a range of attractions, including parks, museums, and Via Rail.

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If you plan to visit museums or galleries, children aged 17 and under are free at national museums, the Plains of Abraham Museum, and participating provincial and territorial sites. Young adults aged 18 to 24 receive 50 percent off. VIA Rail is offering free travel for children when accompanied by an adult and a 25 percent discount for young adults.

Parks Canada will waive admission fees at all national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas under its administration. A 25% reduction will apply to camping and roofed accommodations, including equipped camping, oTENTiks, MicrOcubes, cabins, yurts, tipis, Ôasis units, and historic stays. Regular charges still apply for items such as parking, reservations, firewood, mooring, hot springs entry, and guided programs.

The pass does not require sign-up or purchase; you simply show up at participating locations. Offers can be used repeatedly throughout the summer period.

Canada Strong Pass Parks, Museums, Galleries

What: Canadians can enjoy the very best Canada has to offer with the Canada Strong Pass.

When: June 19 to September 7, 2026

The Pass includes:

Parks Canada:
- Free admission for all visitors to national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas administered by Parks Canada.
- 25% discount on camping fees.
National museums and the Plains of Abraham Museum: Free admission for children aged 17 and under and a 50% discount for young adults aged 18 to 24.
VIA Rail: Free travel for children aged 17 and under when accompanied by an adult and a 25% discount for young adults aged 18 to 24.
Selected participating provincial and territorial museums and galleries: Free admission for children and a 50% discount for young adults aged 18 to 24.

National Museums, Provincial Museums, and Galleries

Offer: Free admission for children aged 17 and under
50% off admission fees for youth aged 18 to 24

Nova Scotia:

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (Halifax)
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village (Iona)
Balmoral Grist Mill (Balmoral Mills)
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre (Birchtown)
Clifton Museum Park (Windsor)
Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia (Yarmouth)
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Lunenburg)
Fundy Geological Museum (Parrsboro)
Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia (Lower West Pubnico)
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax)
Museum of Industry (Stellarton)
Museum of Natural History (Halifax)
Old Meeting House (Barrington Passage)
Ross Farm Museum (New Ross)
Sherbrooke Village (Sherbrooke)
The Dory Shop (Shelburne)
Uniacke Museum Estate Park (Mount Uniacke)

New Brunswick:

Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton)
New Brunswick Botanical Garden (Edmundston)
Kings Landing Historical Settlement (Prince William)
Ministers Island (Saint Andrews)
Place Fort La Tour (Saint John)
Village Historique Acadien (Bertrand)

Newfoundland and Labrador:

The Rooms (St. John’s)
Provincial Seamen’s Museum (Grand Bank)
Demasduit Regional Museum (Grand Falls-Windsor)
Labrador Interpretation Centre (North West River)
Colonial Building (St. John’s)
Point Amour Lighthouse (L’Anse Amour)
Newman Wine Vaults (St. John’s)
Cupids Cove Plantation (Cupids)
Heart’s Content Cable Station (Heart’s Content)
Trinity Sites (Trinity Interpretation Centre, Hiscock House, Mercantile Premises) (Trinity)
Beothuk Interpretation Centre (Boyd’s Cove)
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse (Bonavista)
Mockbeggar Plantation (Bonavista)